Kanchanaburi

Kanchanaburi is a large province in Western Thailand where the Khwae Noi and Khwae Yai rivers, forested mountains and reservoirs shape both the landscape and the journey. Kanchanaburi town is the practical base for the Bridge on the River Khwae, museums, war cemeteries, riverside stays and rail travel, while Erawan National Park in Si Sawat is known for its tiered waterfall. The province suits travellers interested in nature, railway history, quiet river scenery and longer road trips beyond Thailand's main resort circuit.

Choose areas by distance as well as interest. Mueang Kanchanaburi works for first visits and transport connections; Sai Yok provides access to the railway corridor, river landscapes, Sai Yok National Park and Hellfire Pass; Si Sawat covers Erawan, Srinagarind Reservoir and mountain roads; Thong Pha Phum and Sangkhla Buri reward extra time with remote forests, lake scenery and culturally diverse border communities. Hellfire Pass and the railway memorial sites commemorate Allied prisoners of war and Asian rōmusha who suffered and died during forced labour in the Second World War; visit them as places of remembrance and learning.